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Sunday, June 18, 2017

Paul Simon: Take me to the Mardi Gras

I got an unexpected invitation to a party last night.

The music had already been chosen, but someone asked what tracks I would choose to drink beer to on a summer evening.

It is a gossamer breeze, a tall glass of cool iced tea, and a hammock on a beach. It is about escaping to a place of music (the whole first verse) and warmth, both physical-- "You can wear your summer clothes"-- and emotional-- "You can mingle in the street." It almost seems to be more about Aruba or Provence than raucous, randy New Orleans.